Spanish Colonial Era and Key Figures in Texas

Flashcards covering key concepts and vocabulary related to the Spanish Colonial Era in Texas.

colonization

The process of setting up a territory under the control of a distant country.

civil settlement

Communities in which civilians settled; usually built near missions and presidios.

haciendas

A large ranch or plantation with a house.

catholic mission

A settlement in Native American territory designed to convert Native Americans to Christianity.

presidio

A Spanish fort that protects a mission.

Spanish Colonial Era (Spanish Colonization)

The period when the Spanish brought religion, language and their way of life to Texas.

San Antonio

Founded by the Spanish in 1718, including the Mission San Antonio De Valero (later known as the Alamo).

José de Escandon

Spanish Governor and Military Leader who built Missions and Haciendas along the Rio Grande in the 1700s.

Friar Francisco Hidalgo

Catholic Priest who wanted to build Missions in East Texas and sought French assistance.

Antonio Margil de Jesús

Humble Catholic priest who established several missions in East Texas by 1717 and founded Mission San Jose.

Friar Damián Massanet

Founder of the first Spanish mission in East Texas, San Francisco de Los Tejas, in 1690.

San Francisco de Los Tejas

The first mission in East Texas, founded in 1690.

Corpus Christi de Ysleta

The first Mission in Texas, built in 1682, still open today near El Paso.

El Camino Real

'Royal Road' that led from Mexico City to the Missions in East Texas.

vaquero

A Spanish term for cowboy.

Founded (establish)

To set up or create.